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Chhattisgarh: Forest department reuses waste plastic bottles to plant, gro
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Balrampur (Chhattisgarh)[India], Dec 8 (ANI): As part of an initiative by the district forest department, waste plastic bottles are being recycled to plant and grow saplings at Ramanujganj nursery with help from women workers who are getting employment through this eco-friendly measure.
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Assam: CM Sonowal launches Anti Depredation Squads for wildlife conflict z
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], Dec 6 (ANI): Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Thursday launched Anti Depredation Squads of Forest Department which will be stationed in 15 major human-wildlife conflict districts in order to ensure the safety of both humans and wildlife.
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Is sowing seeds through helicopters possible, Delhi HC asks forest departm
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 3 (ANI): In order to find a long term solution to the air pollution in the national capital, the Delhi High Court on Monday inquired whether darts can be thrown from helicopters to sow seeds in inaccessible forest areas in the city.
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Gujarat: 12-ft long crocodile rescued from Vadodara
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Vadodara (Gujarat) [India], Dec 1 (ANI): A 12-feet-long crocodile which had ventured into the fields in Raval village of Vadodara yesterday, was rescued on Sunday and handed over to the Forest Department.
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Assam forest dept apprehends two rhino poachers at Kaziranga National Park
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Kaziranga (Assam) [India], Nov 29 (ANI): Assam forest department on Thursday apprehended two rhinoceros poachers in Balidubi Chapori area in 6th addition of Kaziranga National Park.
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Maharashtra: Tigress found dead in Chandrapur district
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Chandrapur (Maharashtra) [India], Nov 27 (ANI): A tigress was found dead in the Dhaba village forest area, in Gondpipari, in the district on Wednesday morning.
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Chhattisgarh: Forest Dept steps up efforts to rescue monkeys trapped on is
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Kanker (Chhattisgarh) [India], Nov 21 (ANI): The Forest Department in Chhattisgarh stepped up efforts in the North Bastar area of Kankar district on Thursday to rescue a troop of more than 100 monkeys, who have been trapped on an island on Dudhawa Dam for almost two months.
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Pune: Leopard cubs rescued from sugarcane field in Nagargaon village
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], Nov 21 (ANI): Three leopard cubs were rescued and returned to their mother by the Wildlife SOS and Forest department team from a sugarcane field in Nagargaon village in Shirur range here.
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Four primates, among others seized from animal smuggler in Hyderabad
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Nov 18 (ANI): Members of the Commissioner's Task Force, south zone team, working along with forest department officials apprehended one person and seized four primates and a tortoise and turtle from his possession, according to the police on Monday.
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Tamil Nadu: 150 kg lugworms seized, 8 arrested
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Ramanathapuram (Tamil Nadu) [India], Nov 12 (ANI): Mandapam Forest Department in Rameswaram arrested eight smugglers and seized nearly 150 kg of lugworms from them on Tuesday.
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Bagdogra: Elephant calf hit by speeding car on Asian Highway 2
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Bagdogra (West Bengal) [India], Nov 8 (ANI): An elephant calf was seriously injured after being hit by a speeding car on Asian Highway 2 at Dewmani here on Thursday night.
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WB: Forest dept planning to erect electric fences in villages under Kurseo
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Siliguri (West-Bengal) [India], Nov 7 (ANI): The forest department is planning to erect electric fences to minimise human-elephant conflict, to keep the animals away from villagers and raiding crops around the forest villages under Kurseong Forest Division in Siliguri.
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